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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4332 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2016 11:19 am Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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ToyHighlander took a knock to the front yesterday going over a chunk of icy/snow and began bleeding (I think the transmission oil cooler line took the brunt of the blow). I hand't noticed it was leaking until this morning when I went to the garage and there was a trail of something red in the snow. I didn't have time to take it to the fixer-wallet-pincer-shop on my way to work, so I took Flossie instead! That-a-Girl!!!!
BTW, anyone know this old Girl? From somewhere in the Carolina's for two decades. POs deceased, this was acquired form the estate sale, then brought to me
_________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4332 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2016 5:52 pm Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Had a very good weekend with Flossie
She took me to Minneapolis and back, ~3 hour haul each way.
Managed to get 16.49 MPG mostly hovering around 65 MPH.
Got these rims by waiting the seller out for 3 weeks. Had been asking $300, I got them for half. Next to save up for the hardware from Christopher @ T3t's, and by the way, thanks Christopher for helping me find the "easy button"
_________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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Zeitgeist 13 Samba Member
Joined: March 05, 2009 Posts: 12103 Location: Port Manteau
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Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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The kids and I hopped in the van for a trip up to grandmother's house and lunch. I rarely take the van out of town anymore, but we all felt that listening to a 4000 rpm drone for a half hour each way was revitalizing. I'm not sure what was going on south of here on sunday, but we passed like four or five tricked out vans heading north between Oly and Tacoma. Must've been some kind of secret society rainbow gathering or something _________________ Casey--
'89 Bluestar ALH w/12mm Waldo pump, PP764 and GT2052
'01 Weekender --> full camper
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Ollie W Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2004 Posts: 797 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 11:31 am Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Well, what I did is got back in the VW game! I sold my 61 VW Dual Cab a few years back. But this is what I bought on Monday.
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5068 Location: denver
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 11:49 am Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Ollie W wrote: |
Well, what I did is got back in the VW game! I sold my 61 VW Dual Cab a few years back. But this is what I bought on Monday. |
Congrats! Love that model/color combo. _________________ Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
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Yondermtn Samba Member
Joined: November 21, 2007 Posts: 609 Location: Illinois
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Looks like Carlson Stadium in the background. Cool. _________________ 1977 Westfalia 2.0FI 4spd
1990 Multivan 2.1 Auto |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4332 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2016 11:27 pm Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Yondermtn wrote: |
Looks like Carlson Stadium in the background. Cool. |
Indeed! It IS _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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Yondermtn Samba Member
Joined: November 21, 2007 Posts: 609 Location: Illinois
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:37 am Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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I graduated in 2001. _________________ 1977 Westfalia 2.0FI 4spd
1990 Multivan 2.1 Auto |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4332 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2016 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Yondermtn wrote: |
I graduated in 2001. |
Nice! Im an '89er myself, and now I work in IT _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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sanchius Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1446 Location: IN
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 6:49 am Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Reawoken from its winter sleep.
Refreshed the neg battery cable lead and it started right up.
We putted up to the nearby airport to check out the F-18 that had stopped in to gas up.
Then it was off to my favorite overlook to nap^H^H^Hread for a bit while Tunes moused in the tall prairie grass.
It's so nice to have it back on the road and I'm looking forward to a fun spring/summer.
But it looks like I need to start reading that seam rust repair thread
Storms a'comin...
_________________ The Syncro years (2005-16) - The 2WD years (2017-23) - Westy & WBX rebuild spreadsheet - Sanchius & Tuna: The Video
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DenverB Samba Member
Joined: July 23, 2012 Posts: 704 Location: Denver, Colorado
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Office moving day. Stuffed inside is one complete sleeper couch, enough camping equipment for seven bands, cookstoves and linens _________________ -------
'77 Transporter/camper (Bussy - Reef Blue/Pastel White)
'67 bug (Santos - VW Blue)
'84 Vanagon Westfalia (Pink Flamingo - Pastel White/Pink)
'88 Vanagon GL Westfalia (Frankie Says - Wolfram Gray)
'02 Eurovan Weekender (Green Apple)
'95-'03 Eurovan full campers and weekenders (rental fleet)
'84 -'91 Vanagon full campers and weekenders (rental fleet)
'72 Porsche 914 (Greta - RIP)
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5068 Location: denver
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Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2016 3:36 pm Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Went to the Highlands for lunch then an ice cream run.
And of course, I can never forgo the opportunity to take a photo.
There was an '87 Wolsburg in that neighborhood in pretty good shape; it had an interesting badge:
_________________ Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
Available Now! Vanagon to Louisiana--A Two-Lane Reckoning Through Past and Present
www.josephtrussell.com |
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sanchius Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1446 Location: IN
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sanchius Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1446 Location: IN
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Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 5:44 am Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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It had been a long, intense week at work and Saturday dawned beautiful and still, after a wet spring snowstorm the day before.
With the morning chores completed and everyone else off on their own adventures, Tuna and I hopped in the Syncro to enjoy the day.
First, we headed in towards Boulder on my favorite back road...
...and secured a great parking spot at Chautauqua Park, from which we went hiking through the fresh powder snow in the meadows below the Flatirons.
It was perfect Husky weather with Tuna playing snow-porpoise though the deep powder at full speed or doing the coyote listen, stalk & pounce whenever she heard a field mouse under the snow.
Then, all tuckered out, we returned to the Van to fire up a network connection and submit that abstract I hadn't gotten to on Friday.
With work taken care of, I could relax in the back with the Z-bed deployed, enjoying the immense amount of space gained from ditching all the back cabinets, listening to music and reading/napping while the sun warmed the side of the van and Tuna snored beside me.
A couple hours later, refreshed, we headed back east to meet the kids and their friends at what has become one of our favorite local microbreweries, Odd13 in Lafayette.
It was some great conversation over great beers, soaking up the warmth of the bright spring sun on the back patio, followed by many rounds of high-speed cut-throat Foosball, with the young-uns giving the old-man a serious run for his money.
We wrapped up the day back at the house, whipping up a batch of green-chile chipotle chicken enchiladas and playing the fun Settlers of Catan board game in front of the fire.
All in all, it was a very nice and relaxing Saturday _________________ The Syncro years (2005-16) - The 2WD years (2017-23) - Westy & WBX rebuild spreadsheet - Sanchius & Tuna: The Video
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jimf909 Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2014 Posts: 7402 Location: WA/ID
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2016 7:38 pm Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Took my newly Bostig powered van to Canada for a quick camping trip. The Ultragauge said 20 mpg over 400 miles. I love the Bostig, the van cruises in 4th from 50 - 80 mph and easily hangs in the fast lane. It's much more drivable and enjoyable. Yay!!! _________________ - Jim
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Current: 1990 Westy Camper - Bostig RG4, 2wd, manual trans w/Peloquin, NAHT high-top, 280 ah LFP battery, 160 watts solar, Flash Silver, seam rust, bondo, etc., etc.
Past: 1985 Westy Camper - 1.9 wbx, 2wd, manual trans, Merian Brown, (sold after 17 years to Northwesty who converted it to a Syncro). |
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campism Samba Member
Joined: September 07, 2007 Posts: 4485 Location: Richmond VA
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2016 1:24 pm Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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First camping trip of 2016 overnight. Easter baskets by a lake. _________________ '87 Westy in Wolfram Grey Metallic |
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pnw_ski_vanagoneer Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2016 Posts: 89 Location: Port Orchard
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Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2016 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Took the van to one of the local mountain bike areas.
_________________ "If a problem can be solved there is no use worrying about it. If it can't be solved, worrying will do no good."
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sanchius Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1446 Location: IN
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 8:16 am Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Back in town for a day, took it into work on a beautiful Sunday morning to stretch its legs, pump up the lifters and keep everything lubed and ready for the upcoming camping season.
Reviews all completed. Heading back home again in the evening.
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pnw_ski_vanagoneer Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2016 Posts: 89 Location: Port Orchard
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Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2016 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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And then a day at the mountain, all in all an excellent weekend.
_________________ "If a problem can be solved there is no use worrying about it. If it can't be solved, worrying will do no good."
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Satch Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2015 Posts: 53 Location: SoCal
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:04 am Post subject: Re: Things your van did recently |
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Spring Break Camping at San Clemente State Beach...
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